Southend Club Cricket Stadium
24°47′45″N 67°3′23″E / 24.79583°N 67.05639°E
| Defence Housing Authority Stadium Defence Cricket Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Establishment | 1992 |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| International information | |
| Only Test | 1–6 December 1993: Pakistan v  Zimbabwe |
| First WODI | 24 October 2008: Pakistan v  West Indies |
| Last WODI | 5 June 2022: Pakistan v  Sri Lanka |
| First WT20I | 30 September 2015: Pakistan v  Bangladesh |
| Last WT20I | 28 May 2022: Pakistan v Sri Lanka |
| As of 5 June 2022 Source: Cricinfo | |
Southend Club Cricket Stadium (previously known as the Defence Cricket Stadium) is a cricket ground in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
The ground has hosted only one
The stadium has hosted 17 other
Defence Housing Authority Stadium since 2005 has now developed into The Southend Club with various sports & recreationals facilities.
In January 2019, the venue was named as the host of the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series between the Pakistan and West Indies women's cricket teams.[8][9]
Recently, ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup matches were held at the Southend Club
In the past, Sri Lanka, England 'A' Team, West Indies under-19 team and Bangladesh Men and Women teams also played their matches at this Stadium.
List of five-wicket hauls
Tests
Two five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.[10]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waqar Younis | 1 December 1993 | Pakistan |
Zimbabwe |
2 | 34.1 | 91 | 7 | 2.66 | Won |
| 2 | Waqar Younis | 1 December 1993 | Pakistan |
Zimbabwe |
4 | 21.5 | 44 | 6 | 2.01 | Won |
References
- ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (10 March 2017). "Stadium stories: Famous Pakistan cricket grounds". Dawn. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 1st Test 1993/94 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ "ICC - Test cricket". Archived from the original on 2004-10-17.
- ^ http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/SOCIETIES/ENG/ACS/FC_MATCH_LIST/PAK/BYPLACE/KARACHI_DEFENCE_HOUSING_AUTHORITY_STADIUM.html [dead link]
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/SOCIETIES/ENG/ACS/LISTA_MATCH_LIST/PAK/BYPLACE/KARACHI_DEFENCE_HOUSING_AUTHORITY_STADIUM.html [dead link]
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ "West Indies women to play three T20Is in Karachi". Pakistan Cricket Board. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Windies Women to play three T20Is in Karachi". International Cricket Council. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
External links
- Pakistan ground profiles – Defence Housing Authority Stadium, from Cricinfo.com
- Ground Profile CricketArchive